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the feds launch one of the largest crackdowns on medicare fraud. $430 million in scams leads to arrests from coast to coast. >> tom: and we'll introduce you to a company hoping to become the mcdonald's for healthy eaters. >> susie: that and more tonight on nbr! >> tom: it was right back to the campaign trail today for president obama and mitt romney. the president went on the attack after what's been perceived as a lackluster debate performance. and the president accused governor romney of not telling americans the truth about what president obama calls romney's $5 trillion tax plan. darren gersh, tonight, looks at what the real impact of the romney tax plan could be on the american economy. >> reporter: here's where the president gets that $5 trillion number he used again today. governor romney's plan to cut tax rates by 20% would add up to about $5 trillion over ten years, assuming no other changes. but governor romney is planning to make other changes by eliminating tax deductions worth about the same amount. but the president is accurate when he says governor romney is making many p
the feds launch one of the largest crackdowns on medicare fraud. $430 million in scams leads to arrests from coast to coast. >> tom: and we'll introduce you to a company hoping to become the mcdonald's for healthy eaters. >> susie: that and more tonight on nbr! >> tom: it was right back to the campaign trail today for president obama and mitt romney. the president went on the attack after what's been perceived as a lackluster debate performance. and the president accused...
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it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. >>> the health care sector is trading at new all-time highs. surge is being fueled by pharma and lab stocks. if you own those, nice little stat to know. >>> if you're like me, you know that health care exchanges are going to be set up all over america as part of the president's health care law. but if you're also like me, you have no idea what that means or how they will work. so let us fix that right now. joining
it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium....
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it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. >>> red box is hoping the next time you pick up a dvd you grab concert tickets as well. the red box machines will sell tickets to live events along with dvd rentals. tickets have a 1 service fee. it's a way to help sell tickets to event that is might have a hard time selling out. they are testing it in philadelphia with hopes of expanding to other areas soon. >>> facebook was 1 billion users. the company's founder is optimistic for the future of facebook. he had his first u.s. interview today since taking the company public in may. he says even though the company lost billions, he wants to make the best product possible for users. >> i take this responsibility seriously. we have a philosophy that building the product and services an
it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. >>> red box is hoping the next time you pick up a dvd you grab concert tickets as well. the red box machines will sell tickets to live events along with dvd rentals....
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: now to some news making headlines overseas. tensions rising as turkish forces are deployed to the syria border. this after parliament approved strikes in retaliation for syrian government shelling that killed five turkish civilians the situation we have to watch very closely there. meantime clashes intensify within syria as troops battle rebels for control of key areas. you're looking at amateur video we believe to capture what appears to be a recent shelling in damascus. leland vittert is live from jerusalem with more on all of this. >> reporter: right now, jenna, the syrian government is in an attempt to recapture both aleppo, one of the suburbs there in the northern part of the country, and cities in around damascus
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: now to some news making headlines overseas. tensions rising as turkish forces are deployed to the syria border. this after parliament...
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. >> i have strengthened medicare. we've added years to the life of medicare. we did it by getting rid of taxpayer subsidies to insurance companies that weren't making people healthier. >> reporter: by 2014 the law requires everyone to have health insurance. whether they purchase it themselves, or through their employers. and insurers can't deny you if you have a pre-existing condition. or increase your rates. in hopes of covering more people the law planned to expand medicaid to the states with the aim of covering 17 million more people. but the supreme court ruled in june that it was up to each state to decide whether to expand coverage. the law has become a cornerstone of the obama campaign. >> i refuse to eliminate health insurance for millions of americans who are poor and elderly or disabled all so those with the most can pay less. >> reporter: but romney says the affordable care act is unaffordable. >> we know that health care is too expensive. obama care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: romney and his running mate paul ryan propose to cap ma
. >> i have strengthened medicare. we've added years to the life of medicare. we did it by getting rid of taxpayer subsidies to insurance companies that weren't making people healthier. >> reporter: by 2014 the law requires everyone to have health insurance. whether they purchase it themselves, or through their employers. and insurers can't deny you if you have a pre-existing condition. or increase your rates. in hopes of covering more people the law planned to expand medicaid to...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. >>> in the next hour, goldman sachs chief economist, the president of kmart and we'll look at how investing in apple changes lives, free at-home investors who share their hopes and fears online will meet each other on televisio
so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your...
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covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. have more fiber than other leading brands. they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. >>> welcome back to "early start." >> glad you are with thus morning. deadly meningitis outbreak is growing today. 38 people in six states are fighting it. this is up considerably from 26 yesterday. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now live from atlanta. what is the latest? >> the latest on this is the food and drug administration is telling doctors don't use any products from the new england compounding center. this is a company that puts different drugs together and as we have seen, one of these drugs is associated with the i illnesses. they had back pain and what they are investigating now is there could be a fungus in there that's making people sick. these are people -- only problem was back pain. that's what they were going in for. now they have fungal meningitis, extremely difficult disease to treat and very dead. >> i fda has inexpected
covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. have more fiber than other leading brands. they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. >>> welcome back to "early start." >> glad you are with thus morning. deadly meningitis outbreak is growing today. 38 people in six states are fighting it. this is up considerably from 26 yesterday. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now live from atlanta. what is the latest?...
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it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. >>> 40 minutes past the hour. those new job numbers out today seem pretty good for president obama. it's his opponents that are getting to the microphone first to cry foul. in a statement the mitt romney campaign said that this is, quote, not what a real recovery looks like. christine romans is in new york. christine, there are also a lot of conservative groups centered around e-mails like this one, americans for limited government. this is a conservative group who say these numbers are just plain wrong and maybe have even been tampered with. i'll read you a quote from the e-mail i just got. it says it appears that obama has hired baghdad bob to calculate the unemployment rate. anyone who take this is unemployment report serious is
it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman. [ male announcer ] humana. >>> 40 minutes past the hour. those new job numbers out today seem pretty good for president obama. it's his opponents that are getting to the microphone first to...
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on medicare, the big entitlement spending issue that threatens the bunch the long term. mitt romney's proposed with paul ryan an ambitious reformation of the program that would go to voucher, but he hasn't said what the level of the voucher would be or the growth rate in the voucher. if you don't specify that, you can't specify what your savings will be or the impact on consumers. and finally president obama last year in the grand bargain talks with house speaker boehner talked about more ambitious proposals than medicare than he's advocated so far like raising the eligibility age from 65 to 67. hasn't said a word about that in the election campaign so far. you can expect the two to clash on that issue, as well. >> john, i know you've looked at some poll numbers from the journal and nbc news. maybe a slight tightening on a national level. but certainly in some important states like ohio, the president continues to lead. i know you've said the romney strategists believe they need ohio. if it's mathematically possible to win without it, why do they still believe they need
on medicare, the big entitlement spending issue that threatens the bunch the long term. mitt romney's proposed with paul ryan an ambitious reformation of the program that would go to voucher, but he hasn't said what the level of the voucher would be or the growth rate in the voucher. if you don't specify that, you can't specify what your savings will be or the impact on consumers. and finally president obama last year in the grand bargain talks with house speaker boehner talked about more...
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and one of the things romney kept harping on last night was essentially cutting money out of medicare which we all know, in essence, is, in fact, reducing costs. and the only way we're ever going to solve our fiscal problems is reducing our health care costs. that is the key focus. so, you know, i think it's very difficult to articulate that in a sound bite. >> yeah. if you can survive being a health economist, you can survive about anything. austin, appreciate your time. >> that's the business. >> austin ligon, thanks so much. >>> let's go to mary thompson. >> we're looking at nuvasive, trading very active, ten times normal volume for the stock. the reason being the company cut its forecasts for third quarter revenue. now seeing revenue of 147 billion. the reason, the company says delays and more denials from insurance companies. take a look at that stock, off 33%. a number of analysts cutting ratings for nuvasive as well. back to you. >>> straight ahead, the nbc exclusive interview with mark zuckerbe zuckerberg. 1 billion users and their mobile devices. >>> and marriott's stock is h
and one of the things romney kept harping on last night was essentially cutting money out of medicare which we all know, in essence, is, in fact, reducing costs. and the only way we're ever going to solve our fiscal problems is reducing our health care costs. that is the key focus. so, you know, i think it's very difficult to articulate that in a sound bite. >> yeah. if you can survive being a health economist, you can survive about anything. austin, appreciate your time. >> that's...